The Flourishing of New Religions in Korea
This issue of Nova Religio explores the success, in several cases spectacular, of different new religions in South Korea, and the controversies they generated. In this introduction I suggest that, notwithstanding their different Christian and non-Christian backgrounds, most Korean new religions shar...
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Californiarnia Press
2021
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Nova religio
Année: 2021, Volume: 25, Numéro: 1, Pages: 5-13 |
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Korean new religions
B Jeungsanism B formation of new religions B Korean spirituality B new religious movements in South Korea |
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| Résumé: | This issue of Nova Religio explores the success, in several cases spectacular, of different new religions in South Korea, and the controversies they generated. In this introduction I suggest that, notwithstanding their different Christian and non-Christian backgrounds, most Korean new religions share some common features, including messianism, millenarianism, and proposals for social reform. I introduce a typology of four major groupings: Christian new religions, "traditionalist" groups that call for a restoration of Korea's ancient spirituality, Won Buddhism, and Jeungsanism. Finally, I suggest that both political and religious factors contributed to the flourishing of new religions in twentieth and twenty-first century Korea. |
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| ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2021.25.1.5 |